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Rangers vs. Los Angeles: NHL Match Prediction
The Rangers will play Los Angeles on home ice on December 14. The Cops have been showing rather weak results for a month and often lose points, while the Kings have just come off a long winning streak. However, the last time the Kings achieved success on the road against their counterpart was back in 2019. Much has changed since then, but will the visitors be able to break this trend? What bet should you place on this event? Find the answers to these questions in the forecast
Command Analysis
New York Rangers
USACurrent form
The Rangers are currently in ninth place in the Eastern Conference and are temporarily outside the playoff zone. For a month, the team has not been able to find the form in which it beat opponent after opponent and practically did not know the bitterness of defeat. It should be noted that recently the "cops" have limited themselves to one victory, after which they immediately lost. Recently, on home ice, they were able to deal with Pittsburgh (4:2), but then unsuccessful matches against Seattle (5:7) and Chicago (1:2) followed. Fortunately, in the away match with Buffalo, they finally pulled themselves together and won a tough fight with a score of 3:2.
It should be emphasized that Peter Laviolette team often has difficulties creating and realizing chances, which is why he is left with a minimum number of goals scored, although he has a powerful attack line. Artemi Panarin has also become a rare scorer, having failed to score in the last three games.
At the same time, New York plays no better at home than away, because up to this point it managed to win only seven victories in regulation time. But the club demonstrates exemplary play in the minority and ranks second in the championship in this indicator, currently having 86.2% neutralization of the opponent majority.
Disqualifications and injuries
Miller will not be able to take part in the upcoming fight due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Rangers have a 35-31 goal-against-goal ratio in the second period.
The Cops score more in the second period than in any other period
- The Cops are winning 54.2% of their faceoffs.
The club is currently one of the best in the league in terms of faceoff wins
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles has reached the top of the Western Conference and is currently fourth in the standings. This month has been very successful for the team, as it has been in great shape since the end of November and has built a series of six victories. However, after another successful match against Dallas (3:2), Minnesota (4:1) and the Islanders (3:1), it still could not cope with New Jersey on the road and lost to them with a score of 1:3, while scoring only one goal. In that confrontation, the Kings could easily earn at least one point, as the game was equal for 50 minutes, but they allowed their opponent to score two goals at the end.
Overall, Jim Hiller team has been solid defensively all season, and has often only allowed two or three goals in the net lately. The team has also been pretty good on the penalty kill, and currently ranks 14th in the league in that department, with an 80.7 percent power play neutralization rate.
Oddly enough, Los Angeles is most productive in the final twenty minutes, where it currently has a 40:34 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded. The team leading scorer is still Anze Kopitar, who has already managed to score 32 points in the goal+pass system and continues to provide his teammates with great passes.
Disqualifications and injuries
Doughty, Lewis and Kaliyev will not play in the upcoming fight due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Los Angeles is allowing an average of 24 shots per game.
The Kings manage to block most shots and do not allow the opponent to feel comfortable in the attack zone.
- Los Angeles currently has a 16.5% power play percentage.
The Kings are mediocre on the power play, ranking 28th in the league in that category.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the teams, the first period was unscoring
1.80Bet 2nd period: guests will score
Los Angeles has scored in the second period in five of its last games
1.55Tip and bets
Los Angeles is still in great shape and just came off a long winning streak, during which they dealt with strong opponents both at home and away. The Rangers have not been playing well lately, and they looked mediocre even against the outsiders. It is no coincidence that they even lost to Chicago in the previous meeting. The Kings are definitely an inconvenient opponent for the Cops in terms of their style of play. Considering all the problems the hosts are currently facing, we suggest betting on the Kings' success.
Prediction - Los Angeles win with a handicap (0) for 2.10
Bet on individual total
In the upcoming confrontation, we would not expect a large number of goals scored by the home team. The "Cops" have had a hard time scoring in previous matches. Los Angeles, as is known, has demonstrated a decent defensive game throughout the season and even away from home usually has no more than two goals conceded. In addition, the "Kings" conceded only one goal from the "Rangers" last time.
We bet on the Rangers' individual total of less than three goals with a coefficient of 1.70
Total Bet
Previous matches between the teams were ineffective and usually ended with fewer than six goals scored. Los Angeles is currently playing a closed style of play, and the Cops are trying not to take unnecessary risks and play more reliably in defense. Both sides also have excellent goalkeepers, so it is quite possible that the match will end with a total under.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks for 1.90
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